Wave 1 (2015)
Wave 2 (first half of 2016)
Wave 3 (second half of 2016)
Wave 4 (first half of 2017)
Wave 5 (second half of 2017)
Wave 6 (2018)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
less than $15,000
$15,000-$30,000
$30,000-$50,000
$50,000-$75,000
$75,000-$100,000
$100,000-$150,000
$150,000-$200,000
$200,000 or above
Married/Civil Union
In a registered partnership
A member of an unmarried couple living together
Divorced
Widow/Widower
Separated
Single, never married
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
City
Suburb
Small town
Rural community
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernadino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
Generally positive
Somewhat positive
Neither positive nor negative
Somewhat negative
Generally negative
disagree
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Yes
No
Don't know/not sure
Republican
Democrat
Independent/Unaffiliated
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I never vote
I hardly ever vote
I sometimes vote
I vote most of the time
I always vote
Independent
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Strong Democrat
Not strong Democrat
Strong Republican
Not strong Republican
Lean more towards the Democratic Party
Lean more towards the Republican Party
Neither
Very progressive
Progressive
Moderate, middle of the road
Conservative
Very conservative
Most of the time
Some of the time
Only now and then
Hardly at all
Just about always
Only some of the time
Never
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
No days
FOX
CNN
MSNBC
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Hardly ever
A few times a year
About once a month or so
Most weeks
Every week
More than once a week
From time to time
At least once a week
Multiple times per week
Every day
Multiple times per day
Protestant Christian
Catholic Christian
Latter Day Saints ("Mormon") Christian
Other Christian (please specify):
Jewish
Muslim
Unitarian Universalist
Buddhist
Spiritual but not traditionally religious
Agnostic
Atheist
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Episcopal
Lutheran
Presbyterian
Baptist
Methodist
Non-denominational
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Don't Know
It is the authoritative Word of God and is without error
It is the inspired Word of God but it is not meant to be interpreted literally w
It is a book that contains many wise and helpful teachings, but it is not sacred
It is just a book, like any other book
18-25
26-34
35-49
50-64
65 or older
Straight or heterosexual
Lesbian or gay
Bisexual
Queer, pansexual, and/or questioning
Other
Decline to answer
Out of work but looking for work
Out of work; not looking for work
Employed full-time
Employed part time but looking for full-time work
Employed part time; not looking for full-time work
Contract worker or consultant
Employed for wages
Self-employed
Out of work for 1 year or more
Out of work for less than 1 year
Stay-at-home parent / homemaker
Student
Retired
Unable to work
Less than high-school
Grade 12 or GED (high school graduate)
College 1 to 3 years, no degree
Associate’s degree (for example: AA, AS)
Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA, BS)
Postgraduate degree (MA, MBA, PhD, MD, etc.)
Spanish
Chinese
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Korean
Persian
Armenian
Arabic
Hindi
Russian
Japanese
Punjabi
French
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Middle Eastern or North African
Male
Female
Genderqueer / gender non-binary
None
Maybe one or two
A decent amount
A lot
Plenty. Information was easy to access
Some,  but not enough
A little bit but it was really difficult to get information
I did not have access to information
Just a couple minutes here and there
Maybe an hour, at most
More than an hour but not more than two hours
More than two hours
Yes, multiple times
Yes, once
The final week
October
September
Sometime over the summer
Sometime during the spring or before
Endorsements
I looked at who was funding each candidate
I noticed who was leading in polls
Friends and family
Media -- news
Media -- ads
Just read it and used my best judgment at the time
5
6
7
Loretta Sanchez
Kamala Harris
Someone else
I can't remember
I did not vote
Direct popular vote is much better
Direct popular vote is a little better
No preference
Electoral College is a little better
Electoral College is much better
Much more
A little more
No effect
A little less
Much less
Policy differences between the candidates
Differences in personal characteristics between the candidates
Making a broader statement
Just a general feeling
Something else
Early summer or before
Late summer, after the conventions
Within a few days of the election
A little upset or angry sometimes
Very upset or angry sometimes
It doesn't affect how I feel toward that person
Very reasonable and respectful
Somewhat reasonable and respectful
Somewhat unreasonable and disrespectful
Very unreasonable and disrespectful
Most days
A few times per week
Once or twice per week
Less than once per week
Not much at all
I am not on social media
Not really at all
Self-discipline
Empathy toward others
I don't know
Protecting the rights of political minorities
Protecting American culture
Rewarding hard work
Treating everyone equally
Probably not
Probably
Definitely
Definitely not